Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1208
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/17/2015 .
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The Committee on Health Policy (Bean) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Present subsections (3) through (11) of section
6 468.503, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
7 through (12), respectively, present subsections (4) and (11) are
8 amended, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to
9 read:
10 468.503 Definitions.—As used in this part:
11 (3) “Commission” means the Commission on Dietetic
12 Registration, the credentialing agency for the Academy of
13 Nutrition and Dietetics.
14 (5)(4) “Dietetics and nutrition practice” shall include
15 assessing nutrition needs and status using appropriate data;
16 recommending appropriate dietary regimens, nutrition support,
17 and nutrient intake; ordering therapeutic diets; improving
18 health status through nutrition research, counseling, and
19 education; and developing, implementing, and managing nutrition
20 care systems, which includes, but is not limited to, evaluating,
21 modifying, and maintaining appropriate standards of high quality
22 in food and nutrition care services.
23 (12)(11) “Registered dietitian” or “registered
24 dietitian/nutritionist” means an individual registered with the
25 commission on Dietetic Registration, the accrediting body of the
26 American Dietetic Association.
27 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 468.505, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 468.505 Exemptions; exceptions.—
30 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an
31 individual registered by the commission on Dietetic Registration
32 of the American Dietetic Association has the right to use the
33 title “Registered Dietitian,” or “Registered
34 Dietitian/Nutritionist,” and the designation “R.D.” or “R.D.N.”
35 An individual certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition
36 Specialists has the right to use the title “Certified Nutrition
37 Specialist” and the designation “C.N.S.” An individual certified
38 by the American Clinical Board of Nutrition has the right to use
39 the title “Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of
40 Nutrition” and the designation “D.A.C.B.N.”
41 Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 468.509, Florida
42 Statutes, is amended to read:
43 468.509 Dietitian/nutritionist; requirements for
44 licensure.—
45 (3) The board shall waive the examination requirement for
46 an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board
47 that the applicant is:
48 (a) A registered dietitian or registered
49 dietitian/nutritionist who is in compliance with the
50 qualification requirements under this section; or
51 (b) A certified nutrition specialist who is certified by
52 the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists or is a
53 Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition, and who
54 is in compliance with the qualification requirements under this
55 section.
56 Section 4. Subsection (3) is added to section 468.516,
57 Florida Statutes, to read:
58 468.516 Practice requirements.—
59 (3) This section does not preclude a licensed
60 dietitian/nutritionist from independently ordering a therapeutic
61 diet if otherwise authorized to order such a diet in this state.
62 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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64 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
65 And the title is amended as follows:
66 Delete everything before the enacting clause
67 and insert:
68 A bill to be entitled
69 An act relating to dietetics and nutrition; amending
70 s. 468.503, F.S.; defining the term “commission”;
71 redefining terms; amending s. 468.505, F.S.;
72 authorizing certain registered or certified
73 individuals to use specified titles and designations;
74 amending s. 468.509, F.S.; requiring the Board of
75 Medicine to waive the examination requirement for
76 specified applicants; amending s. 468.516, F.S.;
77 providing that a licensed dietitian/nutritionist
78 treating a patient who is under the active care of a
79 licensed physician or licensed chiropractor is not
80 precluded from ordering a therapeutic diet if
81 otherwise authorized to order such a diet; providing
82 an effective date.